Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Thomas and Margaret Doyle, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Benedict Joseph Doyle
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 759 of 1076. Originally buried 1 ¼ miles east of Vimy, 3 ¾ miles South of Lens. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE.
Image gallery
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A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
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Epitaph: "Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul"
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Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens)
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 759 of 1076. Originally buried 1 ¼ miles east of Vimy, 3 ¾ miles South of Lens. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE.
ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Orchard Dump Cemetery is in the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, on the main road (D919) from Arras to Henin-Lietard. The cemetery lies on the left side of this road approximately 1 kilometre from the village of Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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